Please complete the following assignment: Assignment #4 Paragraph: What aspects of human nature are examined in the story "The Most Dangerous Game"? Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:_the most dangerous game_
Point of View: human nature Protagonist: What type of character is the Protagonist?
round, Antagonist:
general zaroff Describe the setting: (time, place, mood and atmosphere)
in the carrebian sea, late 30s denc jungle, dim mood.
Type of Conflict:
man vs. man Describe the main conflict:
rainsford falls off his boat when he hears gun shots coming from the island swims ashore and ends up being held captive almoset and made to play in the generals so called game.
Describe the Climax of the Story:
when rainsford finnaly gets away by swimming across the bay to the generals house and hides in his room and waits for the general and then they battle and rainsford wins.
How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?
he learns that animals fell just as much as humans and that it is not fair to hunt these animals and after he was hunted by the general now he has a new prespective on hunting and life itself.
Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.
the relationship between title and theme are that its is the most dangerous game to be hunting man because he is able to think and respond better than an animal, and that he can reson.
How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?
by showing that it is on some remote island out in the middle of the sea, and that it takes place longer ago.
How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? it helps by showing how
Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):
Simile"its like a moist black velvet"
Metaphor:"
Personification:
Symbol: the generals smoke pac is gold and ha fancy smokes. symbolising welth and power, class
Foreshadowing (give both elements): when reinsford is passing the island area he sences a eri evil feeling around it.
Irony:
Imagery:
completion 3/5 content 7/10 Effort 4/5
total14/20
1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2
as in time seeme to be going by vey slowly.
2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2
meaning that even though you are human you are still a sort of mamial and therefor a beast.
3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1
in the carribian sea.
4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2
Zaroff tells rainsford that when the russians lost somthing that he put alot of investments into american industries.
5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1
he promises that he will have him taken back to the mainland on his sailboat.
6. What happened to Lazarus? /2
he was killed by quicksand in the swamp of death.
7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1
up in a tree on one of the bigger limbs.
8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1
half a million
9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1
because it leaves less a path for him to track making it harded to track.
10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3
i think he did know he was hidding in the tree he just didnt want to kill him right away to make it more fun and interesting for him to hunt him.
11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2
by ship recking other sailors on a rock that he has set up to look like they recked then hell hold them captive.
12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2
him and rainsford end up battling and rainsford wins, then feeds the general to the hounds.
13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2
because he likes a challenge and he thinks that he will be able to beat rainsford.
14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2
because he has done alot of hunting and expiditions and the general talks about what he has done.
15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.)/5
he precives animals as just objects that he hunts and that they have no feeling or care that they are being hunted and killed, and wqhen he gets on the island and meets the general and is hunted himself then he relizes that it is not fair for the animals and that this is how they must feel.
16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3
by having suspence and talking about stuff that has to do with hunting and guns and humans being hunted.
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Assignment #4 Paragraph: What aspects of human nature are examined in the story "The Most Dangerous Game"?
Short Stories - Literary Devises Title:_the most dangerous game_
Point of View:
human nature
Protagonist:
What type of character is the Protagonist?
round,
Antagonist:
general zaroff
Describe the setting: (time, place, mood and atmosphere)
in the carrebian sea, late 30s denc jungle, dim mood.
Type of Conflict:
man vs. man
Describe the main conflict:
rainsford falls off his boat when he hears gun shots coming from the island swims ashore and ends up being held captive almoset and made to play in the generals so called game.
Describe the Climax of the Story:
when rainsford finnaly gets away by swimming across the bay to the generals house and hides in his room and waits for the general and then they battle and rainsford wins.
How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story?
he learns that animals fell just as much as humans and that it is not fair to hunt these animals and after he was hunted by the general now he has a new prespective on hunting and life itself.
Describe the relationship between the title and the theme.
the relationship between title and theme are that its is the most dangerous game to be hunting man because he is able to think and respond better than an animal, and that he can reson.
How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme?
by showing that it is on some remote island out in the middle of the sea, and that it takes place longer ago.
How does the climax help to illustrate the theme?
it helps by showing how
Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):
Simile"its like a moist black velvet"
Metaphor:"
Personification:
Symbol: the generals smoke pac is gold and ha fancy smokes. symbolising welth and power, class
Foreshadowing (give both elements):
when reinsford is passing the island area he sences a eri evil feeling around it.
Irony:
Imagery:
completion 3/5
content 7/10
Effort 4/5
total14/20
1. What is meant by “He lived a year in a minute”? /2
as in time seeme to be going by vey slowly.
2. What is meant by “I am still a beast at bay”? /2
meaning that even though you are human you are still a sort of mamial and therefor a beast.
3. In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island? /1
in the carribian sea.
4. How is Zaroff able to finance his life style? /2
Zaroff tells rainsford that when the russians lost somthing that he put alot of investments into american industries.
5. If Rainsford wins the hunt, what does Zaroff promise him? /1
he promises that he will have him taken back to the mainland on his sailboat.
6. What happened to Lazarus? /2
he was killed by quicksand in the swamp of death.
7. Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt? /1
up in a tree on one of the bigger limbs.
8. How many acres did Zaroff’s father have in the Crimea? /1
half a million
9. Why does Zarroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins? /1
because it leaves less a path for him to track making it harded to track.
10. What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons. /3
i think he did know he was hidding in the tree he just didnt want to kill him right away to make it more fun and interesting for him to hunt him.
11. How does Zaroff stock his island with “game”? /2
by ship recking other sailors on a rock that he has set up to look like they recked then hell hold them captive.
12. What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story? /2
him and rainsford end up battling and rainsford wins, then feeds the general to the hounds.
13. Inspite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his “Malay mancatcher,” why? /2
because he likes a challenge and he thinks that he will be able to beat rainsford.
14. How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man? /2
because he has done alot of hunting and expiditions and the general talks about what he has done.
15. Discuss the state of mind of Rainsford before he lands on the island versus that after he meets the General. What is different? (Especially about how he perceives animal feelings.)/5
he precives animals as just objects that he hunts and that they have no feeling or care that they are being hunted and killed, and wqhen he gets on the island and meets the general and is hunted himself then he relizes that it is not fair for the animals and that this is how they must feel.
16. How does Connell inspire fear without obvious bloodshed/grotesqueness. /3
by having suspence and talking about stuff that has to do with hunting and guns and humans being hunted.
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